The episode opens aboard the Tantive IV with a captive Princess Leia Organa being led by stormtroopers to Darth Vader. The narrator explains that in a "galaxy of adventures," Princess Leia won't be intimidated. Leia defiantly tells Lord Vader, "only you could be so bold."
Vader responds that several transmissions were beamed to her ship by Rebel spies and demands to know what happened to the Death Star plans they sent her. Leia claims ignorance and protests that she is a member of the Imperial Senate on a diplomatic mission to Alderaan. As she speaks, Leia experiences flashbacks of fighting stormtroopers.
Lord Vader counters that she is a spy, traitor and a member of the Rebel Alliance. He orders his troops to take her away. As Leia is marched into captivity, she winks a defiant smile.